The Parenting Journal

Every first-time parent eventually ends up on the same website at 11pm, staring at a $79 bundle that promises to "baby-proof your entire home" in one click. It’s tempting. It’s also probably not the right answer, and it might not...

Every year, thousands of parents install cabinet locks, feel relieved, and then discover their toddler has already figured out the one they bought. I know this firsthand. My older daughter defeated an adhesive strap lock at 26 months. She didn’t...

From 1991 to 2001, more than 24,000 children under 10 were treated in U.S. emergency rooms for electrical outlet injuries, about 7 a day (Electrical Safety Foundation International, citing CPSC data). Most of those injuries are preventable with the right...

From 1991 to 2001, more than 24,000 children under 10 were treated in U.S. emergency rooms for electrical outlet injuries, about 7 a day (Electrical Safety Foundation International, citing CPSC data). Many of those injuries were preventable. And the type...

Opening a baby registry can feel overwhelming: 400 items, zero context, and a due date closing in. The registry becomes a wish list. It should be a safety plan. Room by room is the approach: start with space, not brand...

About 93,000 children under 5 are treated in U.S. emergency rooms each year for stair-related injuries, according to a Nationwide Children’s Hospital analysis of CPSC NEISS data. That’s roughly one child every six minutes. A baby gate is one of...